It’s time that we discuss Big 12 teams and their ceilings and floors. Those designations are much more difficult to make for the Texas Longhorns than others.
The ceiling is always there for the Longhorns. When you recruit the high volume of talent the team recruits, there is going to be high potential. However, when you underachieve as much as Texas has over the last decade, the floor is always there, too.
I have stayed steadfast in predicting Texas will go 10-2 this season, but there’s a higher ceiling and certainly a lower floor there to be discussed. The ceiling is 12-0. It’s an unrealistic ceiling and the least likely outcome for the team from seven wins and higher. Even so, the sky is still the limit. Given how good Texas’ three-deep looks and the fact that they have a legitimate three-deep, there’s a world in which this team wins 12 games.
There’s another world where Texas goes 7-5. That’s probably the next least likely outcome under consideration. Getting there would involve head coach Steve Sarkisian losing the team. We don’t expect that to happen.
Here’s a look at our ceiling and floor for each of our Big 12 contenders.